We should be thinking about what happens after we’ve made that sale and we’ve gone through procurement. We’re not just in a round of monthly servicing meetings, but we’re actually collaborating on that workflow. We’re helping that champion embed it in other areas of their business.
Introduction
McKenzie Intelligence Services (MIS) helps accelerate disaster relief and economic recovery for insurers.
Matthew Grant spoke to Rosina, Chief Product Officer for MIS, who shares insights from her MBA dissertation’s findings on the adoption of technology in insurance, highlighting the necessity of collaboration between insurtechs, insurance companies, and other stakeholders to drive innovation and effectively address the insurance protection gap.
Key Talking Points
- Transitioning from working for a large organization to the world of startup and scale up
- MBA Dissertation – the process of writing and publishing
- Managing biases – reconsidering the issue with the protection gap
- Collaboration and disruption – where do you stand as an insurtech?
- Evolving approaches for insurtechs
- What you should avoid in partnerships
To read Rosina Smith’s dissertation ‘Barriers to Adopting Insurtech in Natural Catastrophe (Re)insurance’ you can reach out to her on LinkedIn.
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